MOA is temporarily closed for Great Hall seismic upgrades and is reopening on June 13, 2024 at 5 pm.
Learn MoreMOA is temporarily closed for seismic upgrades. Reopening June 13, 2024 at 5 pm →
MOA is temporarily closed for Great Hall seismic upgrades and is reopening on June 13, 2024 at 5 pm.
Learn MoreBig changes are underway in MOA's Great Hall, which is receiving seismic upgrades in order to augment its structural integrity. MOA is temporarily closed until June 2024 to accelerate the completion of this complex construction project.
Learn MoreTemporarily closed until June 13, 2024, 5 pm.
Reopening Night | June 13, 5 – 9 pm
Museum hours (starting June 14):
Monday–Sunday, 10 am–5 pm; Thursday until 9 pm
MOA Shop open online. Reopening for in-person shopping on June 13, 5 pm.
Library + Archives open by appointment
Learn MoreMOA offers a range of options for visitors wishing to have a guided tour of the Museum.
See ToursJoin the community of MOA Members to enjoy free museum admission and exclusive benefits.
Join TodaySpaces at MOA can be rented for weddings, corporate and community events.
Learn MoreFrom Vancouver: The westbound 4, 14, 25, 33, R4, 44, 49, 84, 99 B-Line, and 480 buses arrive at UBC. Get off at the last stop and walk northwest. See detailed directions.
Once at UBC Exchange, you can also transfer to the 68 Wesbrook Village bus instead of walking to MOA. Get off at NW Marine Dr at West Mall. Full transit information at the Translink website.
From Downtown Vancouver: Cross the Burrard or Granville Street bridges, and then head west on 4th Avenue, Broadway, 10th Avenue or 16th Avenue all the way to UBC.
From YVR Airport: Exit the Arthur Laing Bridge and head west onto Southwest Marine Drive, and follow this road to UBC.
Once at UBC, watch for signs guiding you to MOA. Paid parking can be purchased by cash or credit card. An Evo parking lot is located a 7-minute walk south of MOA.
From downtown Vancouver: Cross the Burrard Street Bridge and exit to the right onto Cornwall Street. Follow to Point Grey Road until NW Marine Drive all the way to UBC.
Please note that this route involves a significant hill, and that Mobi bike shares do not have stations at UBC.
By Lisa Reihana
By Lisa Reihana
First Nations in Public Spaces, 1900–1965
Reflecting on Northwest Coast Art
MOA is reopening! Celebrate the much-anticipated reopening of the Museum on June 13 at 5pm.
MOA • Free
Celebrate with MOA—it’s our reopening weekend! Enjoy family-friendly festivities and half-priced admission all weekend long.
MOA • Half-priced regular admission
In-person • Free
The Museum of Anthropology at UBC will reopen its doors to the public on June 13, 2024 at 5pm, following an 18-month closure that saw the successful completion of cutting-edge seismic upgrades to its iconic Great Hall.
Read MoreSeismic upgrades and rebuild of MOA’s Great Hall are now underway, in order to strengthen the Museum’s resiliency and protect its irreplaceable collection in the event of a major earthquake.
Read MoreLearn about the seismic upgrades currently underway at MOA and how they are critical in preserving and safeguarding objects and cultural heritage for the future.
Read MoreExplore stories and articles from around the web that reflect the values, research, communities and activities related to MOA and museums around the world.
Read MoreExplore MOA’s nearly 50,000 objects now on the Collections Online (MOA-CAT) system.
Visit Collections OnlineMOA’s ethnographic objects come from around world, including the South Pacific, Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas.
Learn MoreThe Conservation department is responsible for the care, use and preservation of the collections that are housed at MOA.
Learn MoreThe Curatorial department supports initiatives — including research, exhibitions and publishing — that help to build respectful relationships and mutual understanding with cultural communities represented through MOA’s collections.
Learn MoreThe Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives Department at MOA includes a library, an archive, and an oral history and language lab.
Learn MoreMOA is excited to announce a new online collection of nearly 3,000 images from the archives. This searchable collection features scanned infrared photographs of historical Indigenous Northwest Coast painted belongings, taken as part of MOA’s Image Recovery Project.
Read MoreExcerpts from Theatrum Mundi: Masks + Masquerades in Mexico + the Andes with Former MOA Director, Anthony Alan Shelton.
Read MoreMOA is committed to promoting awareness and understanding of culturally diverse ways of knowing the world through challenging and innovative programs and partnerships with Indigenous, local and global communities.
Learn MoreMOA supports the principles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including originating communities’ right to “maintain, control, protect and develop their cultural heritage, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expression.”
Learn MoreJoin the community of MOA Members to enjoy free museum admission and exclusive benefits.
Learn MoreLearn more about MOA’s Volunteer Associates program, and how to join our team.
Learn MoreWelcome to the Museum of Anthropology, a place of world arts and cultures with a special emphasis on the First Nations peoples and other cultural communities of British Columbia, Canada.
Read MoreMuseum of Anthropology at the
University of British Columbia
6393 NW Marine Drive
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z2
Email • info@moa.ubc.ca
Phone • 604.827.5932